New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-11
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS,

Tho prospective coming Of Teresina Tua calls to
mind the fact that American women are winning
honors at home and abroad violinists Miss Nctte
Carpenter has greatly pleased London amateurs and
In Germany Senkrah Is ranked with Tua and Torulla
senkrah Is young woman OF Boston, Miss Hsrknoss
Miss Maud lowell, who played better two seasons
ago at the first concert Of the New York Philharmonic
society than she has played since I'm this city, and
whose talents of the highest class. Is to make
an American concert tour during the coming season
IL Is probable, also, That newcomer In the same
field will make her appearance hero this fall 1hs
is Miss Belle Botsford who played last september in
OF the of the Worcester Music Festival
Miss Botsford is native of Connecticut who entered
the Paris Conservatory In 1881 at the age Of twelve
years. She studied there year and half and
maned three years studying also some modern pieces
with Marsick OF Paris.
Among the posthumous papers Of Carl Maria
Weber found fragments of comic opera deal
ing with Spanish story. The book, In three acts
complete but The music was left unfinished Irt
the first act the voice parts carried out COM
pleon and there indications 10 the orchestral
accompaniment For the second act Weber composed
only one number and the third he left untouched.
IL is said that all the musicians who privileged
TO see the sketches which have been preserved by
tho grandson of the composer delighted with
the vvacity and humor TO which expression was gwen
placed the fragments in the hands of composers in
the hope that some one would succeed In completing
met with failure until he got acquainted with Herr
Mailer, young Viennese composer who Ia assistant
conductor at the Stadthcater I'm Ieipsic. Mailer
dertook the task with enthusiasm and successful
with the first act that the director Of the Lipsio
theatre has accepted tho work In advance and
nounced as the first novelty Of the coming season.
Herr Mailer purposes using some posthumous
inanzas Of Weber In the composition of the second
Alexander Lambert has purchased Louis Alexanders
interest In the New-York College Of Music and
assumed tho dictatorship in the latter's stead He
has appointed Frau Anna ankow as one of the vocal
greatly Increase Its efficiency and elevate Its standard
Arthur Bird and F. A. Mcdowell the most
successful of American composers in securing foreign
publishers. fist of the latter's works printed by
Julius Hainader was recently set forth In THE
TRIBUNE ho Same publisher Is now advertising
BIRDS Carnival scene" and symphony In major,
both liz score as well a. planoforte arrangement,
besides dozen opus numbers Of pianoforte music.
The majority Of the latter are dance pieces in which
Mr. Birds forte seems TO lie.
Samuel p Warren, organst Of Grace Church, gave
an organ recital at the Congregational Church at
Great harrington on August 30.
Juiette Gordon has bson engaged for the new Boston
Ideal Opera Company OF which Messrs Karl Macdonald
aud Barnabee are the proprietors
Miss Emily winant and Mr.. Francis Fischer Powers
for the past months been meeting with most
nattering reception in London musical circles. Mr..
Powers Is In constant demand An! his singing In London
creates the Same uatteiInS com ment III az nome.
Conrieds Gypsy Baron" company will begin its Sec
ond the 10th instant at Scranton Penn and
proceed thence West far San Francisco Miss
Laura Bsni remains the prima donna Of the company.
Manager Foster has reorganizsd the Boston IDEAL Opera
Company and will bring It to Nsw-York for mstropo
Tan verdict His principal people Zele de Lusssu.
Ida Klein Mile. Lablachs Charles Modlni Frank Baxter
A. d. saxon W. II. Clark and ]. W. Norbert His iercr-
tory during next season will consist of The Daughter
OF the Regiment" "Queen Topaz" by Masse, EEglsh
adaptation by Frederick A. Schwab; The Golden
Cress," by Brill, and Carmen"